Waves

In Few Words: Decentralized exchange and crowdfunding.

Waves is an open-source blockchain platform that allows users to launch their own custom cryptocurrency tokens. Whilst popular cryptocurrencies can be traded on external exchanges and some allow users to create new tokens on the platform using a smart contract, Waves includes this functionality in its core software and wallet.

Waves was founded in 2016 by Alexander Ivanov, a Russian physicist, with development funded by a crowdsale held in April and May 2016. Waves’ community and development is international, with a wide range of initiatives built on the platform and based in different locations around the world.